Using wet cut tiles

[Andy Cap]

Do they have to be allowed to thoroughly dry out or is removing excess water sufficient before bedding them in ?

TIA

[stuart noble]

Whatever you're using to bed them in is presumably water based, so a little extra doesn't matter

[Andy Cap]

I guess that makes sense. Bal Green Star for the record. Thanks

[Donwill]

I take it you mean using a wet diamond wheel to cut them, no probs except it can be a messy business. I usually just wipe the free water off them with kitchen paper, Have a a roll ready and also wipe the ground up clay paste that sticks to them. Then just use them as you would a fresh tile from the box. I've done hundreds like that and never had any problems. Cheers Don

[Andy Cap]

Thanks for that reassurance. Good luck with your Danfoss ! ;-)

[Tim Watts]

I just wipe them off with some kitchen towel. Damp is fine. In fact I usually wash them off first to clear all the cutting scunge off (those glaze splinters are a disaster for my fingers!) so they really are wet.

[Tim Watts]

Yep - I used that for my walls and had no problems.

What you might notice is that of the tile is very damp, the "grab" of the BAL might reduce if you are trying to hang big tiles with no support. Wasn't a problem on my 10cm tiles - but I did fell the wet ones were easier to move around for longer than the dry ones - which is fairly logical...

[John Rumm]

No, just wipe off any excess water or tile slurry...